Experienced Surgical Tech - Labor and Delivery

OhioHealth • Dublin, CA

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About The Position

The Surgical Technologist and/or Certified Surgical Technologist supports surgical procedures in the Labor and Delivery unit. The role prepares the room and gathers required supplies, delivers instruments and supplies to the surgeon and surgical team during procedures, may function as a second assistant to the surgeon, and assists with post-operative decontamination of rooms, supplies, and instruments.

The position includes preparing and maintaining the sterile field; assisting with positioning, exposure, and other technical functions; and carrying out only those delegated activities for which the employee has required training, supervision, and annual competency. The role also helps clean, restock, and maintain rooms and equipment, contributes to efficient unit operations, maintains required competencies, and mentors and supports the orientation of new associates.

External applicants may be eligible for a $7,500 sign-on bonus in exchange for a one-year work commitment. Applicants previously employed by the organization may also qualify if they have been away for more than 90 days.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• BLS – Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association.
• Completion of an OhioHealth OR ST Fellowship; or graduation from an accredited CAAHEP surgical technologist program; or equivalent military training; or 10 or more years of experience as a Surgery Technician/Surgical Technician.
• Demonstrate basic critical-thinking skills on the introductory team and perform the primary role independently.
• Ability to anticipate surgeon needs and communicate them to staff.
• Ability to identify actual or potential emergency situations and intervene safely with assistance and/or supervision.
• Complete basic skills and competencies in two to three service lines, as delineated in the Surgery Skill Competency Checklist.
• Ability to independently scrub complex cases in one to two assigned service-line specialties.
• Understanding of procedures performed and the ability to anticipate surgeon needs.
• Knowledge and ability to ensure quality patient care, monitor the sterile field, and provide aid in exposure, hemostasis, and other technical functions.
• Strong clinical knowledge of the operating-room environment.
• Observe scope-of-practice restrictions: the role cannot administer medications, dyes, or blood products; set up IVs; desiccate tissue; suture or tie suture; use or activate cautery; operate ESU; perform invasive procedures; prep patients; access Pyxis for controlled substances; complete legal medical record documentation; manipulate or alter grafts; assist anesthesia with airway management or invasive-line placement; or mark the surgical site.

Nice To Haves

• Surgical technologist certification.
• Graduation from an accredited CAAHEP surgical technologist school, if not qualifying through the other stated experience or training pathways.

Responsibilities

• Prepare for surgical cases by obtaining and preparing appropriate supplies, equipment, and instruments and reviewing surgeon preferences.
• Establish and maintain a sterile field and deliver instruments and supplies using proper sterile technique.
• Act as a second assistant to the surgeon, including assisting with draping and operative-site exposure, as permitted and under applicable supervision.
• Remove sharps and initial the return card for verification.
• Assist with positioning, hold extremities, and assist with casting and splinting.
• Mix medications on the sterile field only after verification by a registered nurse; deliver medications to the sterile field only when an RN is in the scrub role.
• Assist with specimen care and handling, including verification and labeling with the surgery team and fixing specimens in formalin when annual competency is met.
• Wash or thaw grafts, hold a stapler while the surgeon fires it, and operate a skin stapler for wound approximation when permitted.
• Perform other delegated technical tasks only when authorized, appropriately supervised, and competency requirements are met, including specified assistance with joint dislocation, suture cutting, ESU application to clamps or forceps, anesthesia, patient skin preparation, camera and robotic instrument changes, and uterine manipulation during robotic cases.
• Clean the operating room and equipment after procedures, return supplies and equipment to designated areas, restock rooms, and perform room turnover and setup for subsequent cases.
• Run dart/biologics for sterilizers or sterilize instrumentation when annual competency requirements are met.
• Report damaged equipment and check that equipment cords are free from frays and cuts; mop floors between cases.
• Participate in unit operations that support department efficiency, communication, quality care, personal growth, training, and orientation of new personnel.
• Maintain annual unit-specific competencies, ACE, and PAR requirements; mentor new associates.
• Demonstrate basic critical thinking, perform the primary role independently, anticipate surgeon needs and communicate them to staff, and identify and safely respond to actual or potential emergencies with assistance or supervision.
• Complete basic skills and competencies in two to three service lines and independently scrub complex cases in one to two assigned service-line specialties.

Benefits

• $7,500 sign-on bonus may be available to eligible external applicants with a one-year work commitment; previously employed applicants may qualify if they have been away from the organization for more than 90 days.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED